महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-13, chapter-68, verse-7

वृद्धिमाकाङ्क्षता नित्यं गावः कार्याः प्रदक्षिणाः ।
मङ्गलायतनं देव्यस्तस्मात्पूज्याः सदैव हि ॥७॥

7. vṛddhimākāṅkṣatā nityaṁ gāvaḥ kāryāḥ pradakṣiṇāḥ ,
maṅgalāyatanaṁ devyastasmātpūjyāḥ sadaiva hi.

7. vṛddhim ākāṅkṣatā nityam gāvaḥ kāryāḥ pradakṣiṇāḥ
| maṅgalāyatanam devyaḥ tasmāt pūjyāḥ sadā eva hi

7. One who desires constant prosperity should always circumambulate cows. They are goddesses, abodes of auspiciousness; therefore, they should indeed always be worshipped.

Words meanings summery:

• वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity, growth, increase

• आकाङ्क्षता (ākāṅkṣatā) - by one desiring, by one wishing for

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

• गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

• कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done, to be performed

• प्रदक्षिणाः (pradakṣiṇāḥ) - circumambulations, going clockwise

• मङ्गलायतनम् (maṅgalāyatanam) - abode of auspiciousness

• देव्यः (devyaḥ) - goddesses

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

• पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - to be worshipped, venerable, respected

• सदा (sadā) - always, ever

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

Words meanings and morphology

वृद्धिम् (vṛddhim) - prosperity, growth, increase

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vṛddhi

vṛddhi - growth, increase, prosperity, success

आकाङ्क्षता (ākāṅkṣatā) - by one desiring, by one wishing for

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ākāṅkṣat

ākāṅkṣat - desiring, wishing for, aspiring

Present Active Participle

root kāṅkṣ + śatṛ + prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: kāṅkṣ (class 1)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always, constantly

(indeclinable)

गावः (gāvaḥ) - cows

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of go

go - cow, ox, cattle

कार्याः (kāryāḥ) - should be done, to be performed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kārya

kārya - to be done, fit to be done, duty, action

Gerundive

root kṛ + ṇyat

Root: kṛ (class 8)

प्रदक्षिणाः (pradakṣiṇāḥ) - circumambulations, going clockwise

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pradakṣiṇā

pradakṣiṇā - circumambulation from left to right, keeping the right side towards the object of veneration

मङ्गलायतनम् (maṅgalāyatanam) - abode of auspiciousness

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maṅgalāyatana

maṅgalāyatana - abode of auspiciousness or good fortune

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (maṅgala+āyatana)

• maṅgala – auspiciousness, welfare, good fortune
  noun (neuter)
• āyatana – abode, dwelling, shrine, seat
  noun (neuter)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: yat (class 1)

देव्यः (devyaḥ) - goddesses

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of devī

devī - goddess, divine female

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - therefore, from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Used adverbially

पूज्याः (pūjyāḥ) - to be worshipped, venerable, respected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of pūjya

pūjya - to be worshipped, venerable, respectable, adorable

Gerundive

root pūj + ṇyat

Root: pūj (class 10)

सदा (sadā) - always, ever

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)